Fleet means many ships or vehicles owned by one group. It often talks about boats or cars together. You can see a fleet in the navy or a business.
The navy has a large fleet of ships.
Our company owns a fleet of delivery vans.
Fleet as an adjective describes something very quick or fast. It shows speed in action or movement. People and animals can be fleet when they move fast.
He gave a fleet answer to the question.
The deer made a fleet jump over the fence.
As a verb, fleet means to move or pass very fast. It is often about time or feelings going quickly. It is not used as much as other meanings.
Time fleets when you have fun.
The feeling of pain fleeted away.
Fleet here means a small, shallow part of water like a creek or an inlet. This use is common in some places and old English. It is a natural water feature.
Children played near the small fleet at the shore.
The boat sailed into the calm fleet quietly.
Fleet can mean a group of vehicles owned by one business, used for jobs like delivery or transport. It helps companies move goods or people.
The taxi company owns a fleet of cars.
Our fleet includes trucks and vans.
In technology, a fleet is a group of similar devices like computers or servers working or managed together. It is common in IT and network management.
The IT team manages a fleet of computers.
A fleet of servers supports the website.
This phrase means someone is very fast when walking or running. It is used to describe quick runners or movers in a fun way.
She is fleet of foot on the soccer field.
He is fleet of foot and wins many races.